Qin Gong Emperor's Mausoleum

Author: Xu Weimin
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive monograph on the mausoleums of Qin Gong, Qin Wang, and the Qin Emperor. Through field investigations, the author has obtained ample, complete, and detailed first-hand data, providing a detailed introduction to the mausoleums, cemeteries, mausoleum buildings, accompanying tombs, and accompanying pits in the four major mausoleum areas of the Qin: the Xichui Mausoleum Area, the Yongcheng Mausoleum Area, the Liyang Mausoleum Area, and the Xianyang Mausoleum Area. Especially the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum listed as a World Heritage Site, its scale is rare among the mausoleums of emperors in the world. The archaeological discoveries of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum hold a special and important position among the mausoleums of ancient Chinese emperors, becoming an important window for the world to understand the splendid and magnificent civilization of ancient China.